US sides with China’s opponents, says daily
September 19th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) The US directly or indirectly sides with China's opponents in disputes China has with its neighbours, said a state-run Chinese daily Wednesday.An article in the Op-Ed ... Read more...
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China seeks explanation from US on its Asia policy
September 3rd, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) China Monday sought an explanation from the United States about the "true intentions of the Obama administration's Pivot to Asia policy, especially its new defense strategy".State-run ... Read more...
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‘No link between Siachen, other issues with Pakistan’
June 16th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, June 16 (IANS) India attaches no link between the progress in talks with Pakistan on reducing military presence in Siachen Glacier and other bilateral matters, ... Read more...
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Colombo scales down military presence
June 3rd, 2012 - 6:00 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 3 (IANS) The Sri Lankan military withdrew most of its troops from Colombo Saturday citing improved security conditions, three years after a war with Tamil Tiger rebels ended.Military ... Read more...
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Obama ‘briefly’ meets Zardari
May 22nd, 2012 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama spoke "briefly" with Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari twice on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Chicago, the White House has ... Read more...
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Obama signs cooperation pact with Afghanistan (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 6:39 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) The US President Barack Obama signed a cooperation agreement with Afghanistan as he paid an unannounced visit to the war-torn country Tuesday on the first ... Read more...
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Obama makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
May 2nd, 2012 - 4:18 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) US President Barack Obama arrived in Kabul late Tuesday on an unannounced visit to meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, reported local media citing Afghan ... Read more...
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US to move out 9,000 Marines from Japan
April 27th, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, April 27 (IANS) The US will move 9,000 Marines out of Japan's southern Okinawa to Guam, Hawaii and other locations in the Asia-Pacific region, said a joint statement ... Read more...
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Russia seeks US explanation over post-2014 Afghan presence
April 26th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The terms and goals of the projected US presence in Afghanistan beyond 2014 need to be clarified, the Russian foreign ministry said Thursday.On Sunday, the ... Read more...
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Pakistan favours demilitarization of Siachen: Kayani
April 19th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said Wednesday that his country favoured talks with India to demilitarize the Siachen Glacier -- dubbed as the ... Read more...
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Iraq better off after US withdrawal: Russia
March 16th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia feels the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq has not made the situation in the country worse, a minister said Friday."We consider the ... Read more...
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Russian troops won’t be sent to Syria: Lavrov
March 15th, 2012 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has dismissed the possibility of Russian combat troops being sent to Syria, which is in the thores of protests ... Read more...
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UN chief seeks to ease Falkland tensions
February 11th, 2012 - 5:15 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 11 (IANS) UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon Friday called upon Argentina and Britain to prevent "an escalation" of tensions over the Falkland Islands.The secretary-general made the appeal when ... Read more...
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Reduce military in Tibet, say exiles
January 27th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 27 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile based in this north Indian hill station Friday asked China to reduce its huge military presence in Tibet, release political prisoners and resume ... Read more...
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US to cut 7,000 Europe-based troops
January 13th, 2012 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US will withdraw 7,000 troops from its 81,000-strong Europe-based forces, Pentagon spokesperson George Little said Friday.Washington will withdraw two of four brigade combat ... Read more...
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Thousands of missing Libyan missiles threat to London Olympics
December 19th, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Thousands of missing missiles that have fallen into the hands of terrorists after the fall of the Muammar Gadaffi regime in Libya now poses a threat ... Read more...
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US modalities for troops pull out from Afghanistan unclear: PM
December 17th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
On board Air India One, Dec 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said it was unclear whether the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan slated to begin 2014 ... Read more...
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Iran says no to foreign military in Afghanistan after 2014
December 6th, 2011 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
Bonn, Dec 6 (IANS) Iran does not want any form of foreign military on the soil of its neighbour Afghanistan after the scheduled pullout in 2014, Iranian Foreign Minister ... Read more...
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Britain halts military data sharing with Russia
November 26th, 2011 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain will stop sharing military information with Russia over Moscow's decision to freeze compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a ... Read more...
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Rockets fired into Kabul during national assembly
November 17th, 2011 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 17 (IANS) Two rockets were fired Thursday into the Afghan capital as President Hamid Karzai met tribal elders at a national assembly to discuss the future of US ... Read more...
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We are lions, we want sovereignty: Karzai
November 16th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 16 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday said there should be limits to what US and NATO troops could do in his country as the Afghan people ... Read more...
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Taliban step up attacks ahead of Afghan Loya Jirga
November 4th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 4 (IANS) Amid the Afghan government's efforts to convene Loya Jirga or traditional grand assembly of tribal elders to get national endorsement for inking the possible strategic ... Read more...
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24 killed in Cairo riots
October 10th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Cairo, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Security forces in Egypt have arrested several people linked with the recent riots in the capital that has resulted in the deaths of at least 24 people ... Read more...
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Heavy military presence for Pakistani Kashmir polls (Lead)
June 25th, 2011 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) The disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir under Pakistani control will elect its new government Sunday when polling for the 41-member legislative assembly begins under ... Read more...
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Spanish troops to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014
June 25th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, June 25 (IANS/EFE) Spain will withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said.Zapatero made the announcement following ... Read more...
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Withdraw army from Sri Lanka’s northeast, says TULF (Lead)
June 17th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, June 17 (IANS) A Tamil political party has demanded the withdrawal of Sri Lankan troops from the northeast after they allegedly assaulted Tamil MPs at a meeting of another ... Read more...
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End Siachen row, Pakistan and India urged
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Pakistan and India must resolve their conflict over the icy mountain peak of Siachen "and withdraw their forces from this futile war of attrition", a Pakistani ... Read more...
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Yemeni government, armed tribesmen agree on ceasefire
May 29th, 2011 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
Sana'a, May 29 (IANS) Yemeni government and armed tribesmen, led by the opposition tribal chieftain Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, have reached a temporary truce to end pitched battles in the capital ... Read more...
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Closely cooperating with India on Mumbai attacks: US
May 27th, 2011 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 27 (IANS) The US has declined comment on revelations about Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence's (ISI) role in the Mumbai terror attacks, but said it was closely cooperating with ... Read more...
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Iran-Af-Pak counter-terror cooperation proposed
May 8th, 2011 - 9:41 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 8 (IANS) An Iranian lawmaker has proposed tripartite cooperation among Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan in fighting terrorism, state-run Press TV reported.Such a cooperation will help eliminate US presence ... Read more...
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If sovereignty is breached, US ties will be reviewed: Kayani
May 5th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) Stinging from the US commando strike in Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden, Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Thursday decided to minimise the US ... Read more...
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Karzai moves to allay US’ concerns over recent Af-Pak agreements
May 1st, 2011 - 11:10 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 1(ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has sent a known pro-US official to Islamabad for follow-up talks with the top leadership to allay Washington's apprehensions about the recently concluded Pak-Afghan agreements ... Read more...
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Kabul base attack raises question about Afghan troop loyalty
April 28th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.28 (ANI): The shooting of eight foreign soldiers and a contractor by an Afghan Air Force officer has once again raised questions about security maintenance inside government or military installations, ... Read more...
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Pakistan wants US “to succeed in Afghanistan”: Husain Haqqani
April 28th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, has rejected the assertions made in a recent The Wall Street Journal report, which said that Islamabad was urging Afghan ... Read more...
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Pak rejects ‘Gilani urges Karzai to dump US, ally with Islamabad’ report as “baseless”
April 28th, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 28(ANI): Pakistan has rejected the assertions made in a recent The Wall Street Journal report, which said that Islamabad was urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to dump the United ... Read more...
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